Macro
The Kingdom of Bhutan has disputed reports suggesting it sold approximately $1 billion worth of bitcoin from its national reserves, with government officials stating they "don't recall" conducting any such sales. The denial comes after blockchain analytics and market tracking services widely reported significant bitcoin movements
Regulation
President Donald Trump reported trades in crypto firms like Coinbase and Robinhood, among others, according to new ethics filings.
Technology
Lombard Finance has become the latest protocol to migrate away from LayerZero's infrastructure, joining a broader movement that has seen approximately $4 billion in digital assets transition to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). The Bitcoin liquid staking protocol announced its decision to switch bridge providers, citing
Macro
Saudi Arabia has launched an ambitious initiative to tokenize significant portions of its multi-trillion dollar economy as part of a broader strategy to insulate its wealth from global economic volatility. The kingdom is implementing blockchain-based tokenization across various sectors including real estate, commodities, and government assets, according to reports from
Regulation
Major U.S. derivatives exchanges CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) have reportedly urged American regulators to investigate decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid over concerns about potential market manipulation risks. The traditional exchanges have raised questions about the oversight and regulatory compliance of the fast-growing DeFi platform, according to Bloomberg reporting.
Exchange
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken's parent company Payward has laid off approximately 150 employees as part of a strategic restructuring initiative ahead of its planned initial public offering. The workforce reduction represents roughly 15% of the company's total staff and affects multiple departments across the organization, according to
Regulation
Polish lawmakers adopted MiCA as prosecutors probe $96 million in losses from collapsed exchange Zondacrypto.
Regulation
A Myanmar bill proposes the death penalty for scam coercion and life imprisonment for crypto-related offenses.
Security
Thorchain, a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol, has suspended all trading operations following a security exploit that drained approximately $10 million from the platform. The attack targeted the protocol's cross-chain bridge infrastructure, prompting developers to immediately halt network activity to prevent further losses. RUNE, Thorchain's native token,
Regulation
U.S. terrorism judgment creditors seek a court order forcing Tether to turn over $344 million in frozen IRGC-linked USDT.
Exchange
If approved, OKX would become the second global exchange to own a majority stake in a South Korean crypto platform, following Binance.
Regulation
The license allows B2C2 to extend OTC spot trading services across all EU member states and three EEA countries.